Okay, so first off I'd like to again point out that the computer does boot and I can get to the desktop (known through audio cues), however, there is no display whatsoever. The build is about a year and a half old, with very few problems, but some problems nonetheless. I've noticed more than once graphical artifacts whenever opening certain programs or playing certain games (extreme whole display distortion), which is why I decided to take a stab at the dark and hope it's a dead GPU (bought a gtx 970). Not to mention the fan began spinning out of control a few months after having it, it would ramp up to 100% fan speed and I couldn't manipulate it through the various software I tried. This persisted through two separate computers, the GPU and PSU being the only common parts. Also... the GPU accidentally being run at 108 degrees Celsius a year ago probably didn't help.. xD (had fan profile set to manual on 20% then proceeded to play Skyrim maxed out.. o.x).
Admittedly, I haven't tried everything when it comes to testing the problem (most of it requires a display) and I don't have onboard video. I have fully reseated the GPU multiple times in every valid slot, tried reconnecting both 6-pin connectors (7850 uses only one), tried every video output method on two different monitors, and booted it numerous times over a period of five days leaving it unplugged for a few hours prior.
I'm at a loss as to what to troubleshoot in the meantime, would moving ram around affect anything at all if the computer is fully (mostly) functional? I'll try to test the power supply tomorrow if my Dad has a multimeter (though that honestly sounds frightening).
My PC specs are:
GPU - XFX 7850
CPU - Phenom II x4 970 BE
PSU - Corsair GS700
Motherboard - Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 Rev. 3
Ram - Corsair Vengeance 1666 4GB x2
SSD - Samsung 840 Evo
HDD - Don't really remember - secondary partition
Admittedly, I haven't tried everything when it comes to testing the problem (most of it requires a display) and I don't have onboard video. I have fully reseated the GPU multiple times in every valid slot, tried reconnecting both 6-pin connectors (7850 uses only one), tried every video output method on two different monitors, and booted it numerous times over a period of five days leaving it unplugged for a few hours prior.
I'm at a loss as to what to troubleshoot in the meantime, would moving ram around affect anything at all if the computer is fully (mostly) functional? I'll try to test the power supply tomorrow if my Dad has a multimeter (though that honestly sounds frightening).
My PC specs are:
GPU - XFX 7850
CPU - Phenom II x4 970 BE
PSU - Corsair GS700
Motherboard - Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 Rev. 3
Ram - Corsair Vengeance 1666 4GB x2
SSD - Samsung 840 Evo
HDD - Don't really remember - secondary partition